relinquish

C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #23540

Meanings

1

verb
To give up something such as a possession, right, or position.

He refused to relinquish control of the family business.
2

verb
To let go of something you are holding.

She finally relinquished her grip on the rope.

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1 verb · to give up something such... release surrender

2 verb · to let go of something you... release

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Forms relinquishedrelinquishesrelinquishing

Derived forms derelinquishrelinquishablerelinquisherrelinquishmentunrelinquishedunrelinquishing

Related forms delict delinquency delinquent derelict relic relict reliquary reliquiae

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Proto-Italic *linkʷō Latin linquō Latin relinquō Old French relenquir Middle French relinquirbor. Middle English relinquisshen English relinquish From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”).

*leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European relinquisshen Middle English relinquir Middle French relinquo Latin

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# relinquish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 23540

## Meanings
1. To give up something such as a possession, right, or position.
2. To let go of something you are holding.

## Examples
- He refused to relinquish control of the family business.
- She finally relinquished her grip on the rope.

## Derived Forms
- derelinquish
- relinquishable
- relinquisher
- relinquishment
- unrelinquished
- unrelinquishing

## Related Forms
- delict
- delinquency
- delinquent
- derelict
- relic
- relict
- reliquary
- reliquiae

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leykʷ-
- Root: relinquisshen
- Root: relinquir
- Root: relinquo

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Proto-Italic *linkʷō Latin linquō Latin relinquō Old French relenquir Middle French relinquirbor. Middle English relinquisshen English relinquish From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”).

## AI Etymology
Relinquish: The etymological chain runs Proto-Italic *wre- -> Latin re- -> Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- -> Proto-Indo-European *-né- -> Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti -> Proto-Italic *linkʷō -> Latin linquō -> Latin relinquō -> Old French relenquir -> Middle French relinquir -> Middle English relinquisshen -> English relinquish. From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”). In present-day use, it can mean to give up something such as a possession, right, or position, or to let go of something you are holding.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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